sounds like no matter how much you try to clean up, the offenders just think, ah lets do it.. they clean it up, n people just think, why bother. its the same everywhere, a percentage of younger, and older people dont care if they drop litter, leave dog mess graffiti, because they know itl be cleaned up after them, just like mummy does (or doesnt) do at home. i sympathise with the group, but without a stronger influence and backing from the council it will never change. the council should rethink... thousands on a couple of overpriced paintings, or estates that they can be more proud of, that would make a bigger difference

If the group surrenders and gives up on all the hard work they've put in so far and on what they stand for then they have lost and the vandals have won the battle. I think the group is foolish giving up, the group does not need any new volunteers, it already has enough members. What is lacking within the group is the commitment to carry on!

I went to Dewsbury to watch my son play football last Saturday, and the recreational park there was immaculate. No dog dirt, little graffiti. There was fitness equipment that you could use (undamaged). The majority of people that was there were of the eastern world(Pakistan) but they really looked after it. Few months ago I took my daughter to
Royston park and talk about dog dirt, it is disgusting but this is happening. I come from Barnsley but when I see that people that are English kids swearing and doing graffiti, damaging the parks -well it tells me that they know no other way. Shame